Breastfeeding history and the risk of overweight and obesity in middle-aged women

Abstract Background The increased metabolic activity required to sustain breastfeeding and its associated milk production helps reduce maternal fat stores accumulated during pregnancy. This study aims assess the association between duration fatness indices in middle-aged women. Methods analysis was carried out a group of 7500 parous 55.5 ± 5.3 year old women included body mass index, percentage, waist-to-height ratio. likelihood excessive weight or obesity relation total time using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results An adjusted odds ratios did not show significant associations risk premenopausal After menopause, who gave birth 2 children breastfed 1–6 > 12 months had lower abdominal (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.50–0.99; p = 0.042; OR 0.68; 0.47–0.98; 0.039). Women 3 more for months, also showed overweight 0.52; 0.27–0.99; 0.047), compared those ones that have never breastfed. There no relationship found lactation fat. Conclusion Breastfeeding may some beneficial, long-term effect on